Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 213 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 382 53% 392 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 59.5 48% 61.3 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 54 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 452 Write 449 Mixed 349 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.6 184% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 135 128 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 132 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 133 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 99%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 359GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 114 112 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 114 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 87%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 161 163 159 165 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 171 Mixed 106 SusWrite 160 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 16.3 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 16.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 71%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	44x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	39x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	15x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	12x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	10x

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $598

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16